The Commissioner, Kwara State Police command, CP Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi, psc+, FISN has Tuesday paraded a gang of suspected kidnappers that had been a scourge to travellers between Oke- onignin and Isanlu- Isin in Isin LGA of Kwara State.
Parading the suspected kidnappers before newsmen today at the force headquarters in Ilorin, CP Adelesi stated that the kidnap gang of Six, all male, were arrested while been trailed after kidnapping three travelers and shot dead two of their victims to avoid arrest.
According to the CP, the suspects are: “1. HARUNA NUHU ‘M’ AGE 28YEARS
- UMARU SHEHU ‘M’ AGE 25YEARS
- MAAZU MESAJE ‘M’ AGE 35YEARS
- SAANI MASAJE ‘M’ AGE 21YEARS
- MOHAMMED USMAN ‘M’ 20YEARS
- BUBA OKEODE ‘M’ “
The CP stated that: “On Thursday, July 13, 2023, at approximately 1700HRS, one Abubakar Haruna AKA Muslim and one Kayode Musa ‘M’ were driving from Oke-Onigbin to Isanlu-Isin in a Toyota Camry, when a group of armed men suspected to be Bororo Fulani emerged from the bush and abducted them and disappeared into the bush.”
She added that ” While effort to rescue the victims were in progress, On 21/7/2023, at about 0630hrs, a team of police officers, local vigilantes, and hunters already on search of the victims were met with hails of gunshots, in a bid to escape being captured the suspects shot and killed their two victims and escaped into the bush, some of them with bullet injuries while Ajide Abiodun Olaoluwa one of the victims was rescued alive.”
They were however arrested when “the police, hunters and vigilante stormed the forests between Ijara-Isin and Isanlu-Isin where intelligence revealed that the kidnappers were hiding.”
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The police upon arrest, recovered five cutlasses Criminal charms, Different phones, One locally made pistol with two live ammunition and one expended ammunition of a Revolver pistol.
CP Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi also paraded 7 Other arrested suspects for varying charges.
For CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY, THEFT OF MOTORCYCLE AND RECEIVING STOLEN MOTORCYCLE, the CP explained that: ” on 17/07/2023 at about 2100hrs, one Bello Musbau ‘M’ of Solid Worth Hotel, off Asa-Dam Road, reported that on 16/07/2023 at 1900hrs, one of their customers, one Wasiu Abdulsalami ‘M’ of No. 19 Magaji Street, reported that his motorcycle was stolen from the hotel premises, investigation using the hotel’s CCTV footage revealed one Usma Abdulkadri ‘M’ who was arrested and confessed committing the crime.”
“Investigation led to the arrest of one Ibrahim Saheed ‘M’ a staff of Kwara state traffic management Agency (KWATMA) a receiver of the stolen motorcycle. The motorcycle has however been recovered.”
Also, a syndicate of 5 suspected electricity cable thieves and receivers of the stolen cables were paraded before newsmen. They were arrested after actionable intelligence.
According to the CP, ” On July 24, 2023, at around 0430hrs, the Anti-Kidnapping Squad got an intelligence that a man was transporting bundles of cable wires along Tanke Area Ilorin. A team of police was dispatched to the scene and one Awokunle Gideon ‘M’ was arrested with bunches of stolen NEPA cables. Investigation led to the arrest of his receivers.”
CP Adelesi added that the suspects will soon be charged to court,
